NINE

I loosened the laces on my golf shoes and opened up my shoulders, but Skye was on my mind. We had been seeing each other for two weeks, and while it had gotten easier to avoid being discovered, keeping our relationship a secret was difficult for me. We were almost together 24 hours a day, and I had reached the stage where I was leaving work to meet her. We had a great time together, and not just because of the hot, steamy sex. We also enjoyed outings to the park, nighttime strolls through the neighborhood, supper at some of New York's oddest restaurants, and whatever else we could think of to keep ourselves under the radar. When Spencer would invite me to go golfing or out to dinner, I gave up resisting. The only result of resisting would be to appear suspicious. Maybe it was for the best that Spencer and I became closer. Perhaps then, when he did learn about everything, he would react a little more calmly than I had anticipated.

I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew I wanted to